Yuzu-nembutsu Engi Emaki - Yuzu-nembutsu Engi Emaki

Japanese: 融通念仏縁起絵巻 - ゆうずうねんぶつえんぎえまき

This is a picture scroll depicting the achievements of the monk Ryonin, who founded the Yuzu Nembutsu sect, and the merits of Nembutsu. Many were produced for the purpose of spreading the doctrine. The original was created in 1314, and one of the scrolls in the collections of the Cleveland and Chicago Art Institutes in the United States is the closest example to the original. Later, during the Eitoku and Shitoku eras (81-87), many copies (Chion-in Temple copy, Nezu Museum copy, Freer Gallery of Art copy, etc.) were made thanks to the enthusiastic promotion of the Nanboku-cho period monk Ryochin. A woodblock version (Dainembuji copy) was also published in 1890, the 7th year of the Genchu era (the 1st year of the Meitoku era). Furthermore, a colored picture book was produced based on this woodblock version. The Seiryoji copy, painted in 1414 by Rokkaku Jakusai and others, is a good example and a valuable work for understanding 15th century Yamato paintings.

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Japanese:

融通念仏宗を興した良忍上人の事績や念仏の功徳などを描いた絵巻。教義の弘布を目的として数多く制作された。原本は正和3 (1314) 年の成立で，アメリカのクリーブランド，シカゴ両美術館に分蔵の1本はこの原本に最も近い作例。その後永徳・至徳年間 (81～87) ，南北朝時代の僧良鎮の熱烈な勧進によって多くの転写本 (知恩院本，根津美術館本，フリーア美術館本など) が作られた。元中7＝明徳1 (90) 年に木版本 (大念仏寺本) も刊行。さらにこの木版本を基に着彩の絵本も制作された。応永 21 (1414) 年六角寂済らが描いた清涼寺本はその好例で，15世紀のやまと絵を知るうえで貴重な作品。

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